Plato/philosophy

Famous quotes containing the words plato and/or philosophy:

“The base emotions Plato banned
have left a radio-active and not radiant land.”
—Libby Houston (b. 1941)

“I am still a learner, not a teacher, feeding somewhat omnivorously, browsing both stalk and leaves; but I shall perhaps be enabled to speak with more precision and authority by and by,—if philosophy and sentiment are not buried under a multitude of details.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)